Boardman, who hails from Las Vegas, Nev., and was representing The Strip at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway, led the 8-9 class final wire to wire. She left the starting line first, .073 to .245,
then ran a 13.447 (13.20 dial) to defeat Dutch Farr's 13.274 (13.14). This was the second straight
runner-up finish at this event for Farr, who was part of the Barona 1/8-Mile Drag Strip team.

In the 10-year-old class final, Rangely, Colo., racer Dylan LeBleu left the starting line first,
..064 to .105, but Michael Gidcumb, of Riverside, Calif., was able to drive around him and win on a
9.823 (9.75) to 9.043 (9.12) count. LeBleu was part of the Western Colorado Dragway team, while
Gidcumb represented Auto Club Famoso Raceway.

Poe, a Los Alamitos, Calif., resident who raced for Famoso, nailed the Tree in the 11-year-old
final, cutting a .011 light, and he paired it with a 9.118 (9.10) to turn on the win light. Brayden
Staab, a member of the Kansas Int'l Dragway team from Enid, Okla., settled for runner-up honors
with a .103-initiated 9.027 (8.99).

Shannon, of Parker, Colo., won the all-Bandimere Speedway team 12-year-old final against Julia Ware
of Loveland, Colo. Ware had the better reaction time, .069 to .142, but she broke out with a 9.026
(9.08), opening the door for Shannon, who won with a 9.089 (9.07).

Another Bandimere racer won the 13-year-old championship. Crezee, who resides in Littleton, Colo.,
paired a .024 light with an 8.058 (8.02) to defeat San Diego, Calif., racer Remy Reynolds in the
title round. Reynolds, who raced for Barona, ran closer to her dial with a 7.920 (7.91) but came up
short due to her .082 light.

After finishing as a runner-up at this event two years ago, DeGood, a member of the Heartland Park
Topeka team who resides in Kansas City, Mo., was able to go the distance this year, taking top
honors in the 14-year-old age bracket. DeGood and Clearwater, Kan., competitor Kaylee Chaffin, who
represented Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park, left the starting line with nearly identical reaction
times, a .058 for Chaffin and a .059 for DeGood. At the top end, both racers broke out with DeGood
getting the nod, 8.376 (8.39) to 8.005 (8.02).

Sand Springs, Okla., racer Courtney Langley added a Western Conference Finals Wally to her mantle,
which already includes a Division 4 championship trophy, when she outlasted 2012 Western Conference
Finals champion Cody Webber in the 15-year-old age group. Langley, who was part of the Tulsa team,
put together an incredible, .014-second package, coupling a .012 light with a 7.942 (7.94) to turn
on the win light. Kingman, Ariz., racer Webber, who was part of the Las Vegas team, cut a .032
light and broke out with a 7.932 (7.97).

Lakewood, Colo., driver Flores, the 2010 14-year-old champion, was the final driver standing in the
16-17 age group. Flores, who represented host track Bandimere, had the reaction-time advantage in
the final, .034 to .148, and she turned it into an 8.129 (8.10) to 7.943 (8.00) victory over West
Jordan, Utah's Josh Jones, who was on the Rocky Mountain Raceways team.

In 2011, Meziere and Joe Harless shared the winner's circle after each won their age group titles,
and this year they raced side by side in the final of the Motivational Tubing Jr. Comp Nationals.
Meziere hammered the Tree, cutting a .007 reaction, then he guided his car to a 6.925 to top
Harless' .033-triggered 6.956 in the 6.90 index class.

Bolstered by Crezee's win and Ware's runner-up finish, Bandimere Speedway Team 5 narrowly edged out
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the team championship. Bandimere 5 scored 31 points to
Las Vegas' 30. Each member of the winning team earned a Wally. Bandimere Team 4 finished third with
26, followed by Auto Club Famoso Raceway Team 1 with 24 points and Barona 1/8-Mile Drag Strip Team
2 with 23. In all, 40 different teams of 10 racers competed at the event.

The Team Spirit award was once again hotly contested with the teams from Western Colorado Dragway
and Auto Club Famoso Raceway waging quite a battle for the coveted award. Both decorated their
grandstands and had strong crowds of parents and racers cheering on racers throughout eliminations.
In the end, Western Colorado edged Famoso for the award. It is the second straight year Western
Colorado has won the award.

For additional winner's circle photos as well as the final-round pictures, visit the album on the
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